Vehicle-wheel.



A. N. HNCKLEY.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATKON FILED lNGV. 27. 1916.

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5&1 la? UNYIED STAFLES PATENT OFFICE.

AVERY N. HINCKLE'Y, OF DANBURY, CONNECTICUT.

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Application filed November 27, 1916.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that 1, Avnnv N. Hrxcnnnv, a citizen of the United States. residing at Danbury, in the county of Fairfield` State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vchicle-lliheels; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the saine.

The present invention is directed to improvements in vehicle wheels, and has for its object to provide a device of this character constructed in such a manner that the rim can be conveniently tightened upon Inoving the spoke supporting plates toward each other.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character so constructed that the spoke plates can be moved toward each other so as to effectively stretch the wheel rim without the necessity of re-v moving'the spokes or requiring the use of any tool other than a common forni of Wrench.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a novel 'form of axle wherein the grease will be retained within the axle so as to assure proper lubrication.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formation` combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described. claimed. and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is an edge elevation of the Wheel7 the spokes thereof being shown in cross. section.

Fig. 2. is a fragmentary side elevation.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional View on line 1 4 of Fig. V3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective View of' the axle.

Fig. 6 is afragincntary perspective view of one of the connecting rods.`

Referring to the drawing 1 indicates the axle, said axle having formed adjacent its Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 133,655.

inner end an annular flange 2 which en- Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

gages the annular groove 3 formed in the box L1. The outer end of the box 4 is provided with an annular groove 5 for receiving theA annular flange 6 carried by the nut 7 said nut being engaged on the threaded end 8 of the axle 1.

The box 4 is provided with a plurality of longitudinal ribs 9 which are engaged by the notches 10 formed in the spoke clamping plates 11, said plates being held in clamped engagement with the inner ends of the spokes 12 by clamping bolts 18. The outer ends of the `spokes are connected to the rim 14.

An annular flange 15 is formed integral with the box 4 and is provided with a plurality of spaced seats 16, the purpose of which will appear later.

Connecting rods 17 are provided and have their ends passed through openings 18 formed in the clamping plates 11 and have engaged on their threaded ends clamping nuts 19. Formed intermediate the ends of the rods 17 are spaced collars 2O which provide annular recesses 21 which are adapted to engage the seats 16 so as to prevent longitudinal movement of the rods with respect to the box 4.

1t Will be noted' that the clamping plates 11 are slidably engaged on the box 4 so that when the clamping nuts 19 are rotated in one direction` said plates will be moved t0- ward each other thus moving the lower ends of the spokes 12 closer together with the result that the rim 14 will be stretched.

By providing the ribs 9 the plates 11 will be interloclred with the box L1.

The axle 1 is provided for a portion of its length with a vertical slot 19, said slot being in communication With the upper ends of the convergingly arranged slots 20, and since the same are divergingly arranged it is obvious that the'lubricant which enters the slot 19 will gravitate through the slots 20 to each side of the axle, thus effectively and having an annulax` flange Gncixclng the same and provided with seats', clamping plates Sldably engaged on the, box, ods adjustably connecting the clamping plates and having annular recesses fmnxml ntefmedare their ends for engagemont 'with the Seats, means for interloclilng tlm clamping platto the box, spokes has their inner cnfl Clamp( l to Said plalvx. and a l'lm concuml in tlm outer mals al' tlm slmlus. 10

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